The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-01-23
BREVITIES.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, MINOR MEN
TON. AND LOCAL LACONICS.
The News Of the Day Boiled Down and
Served Up in Condensed shape About
Folks You Know, and Interesting Items
Happily and Hastily Hit.


3 pm, $50; 6 pm, 60.
The Board OF Public Interests will meet
tomorrow night.
Mr.. Wyndham E. Gary of Henderson,
n. c., is in the city.
Several civil cases were tried in the
Hastings Court yesterday.
X. K. Horne treasure of Hanover
county, was at the Capitol yesterday.
Mr.. f. VI. Castine left last night for
New York rM Washington. He will
return next Tuesday.
DR.. Darwin Potter and Mr.. J. w Lock
wood, Richmond, were registered in
Washington yesterday.
Major James d. Patton is back from
Milton, n. c., where he went to attend the
marriage Of Mr. J. II. Cosby.
Virginans everywhere will regret to
hear of the death of the wife OF Senator
Daniel w Voorhees,, Of Indiana.
One of the latest railroad rumors is
that Jay Gould is to build road from
Denver, Colorado, to Newport News.
Captain Otey Bradford, formerly of the
Confederate States Navy, has been in the
city for the past week. He is registered at
FOrd's.
Among the visitors in the city yester-
dav were Harry Miner, the well-knOwn
theatrical manager, and Mr. James Flynn,
of the New York HerdH.
Robert Smith (colored) was arrested
Yesterday for abusing and using obscene
language to w 5. Catlett, clerk of the
Second market, during market hours.
Ely Middebrook, who has recently
been pardoned by Governor Lee, is too
i'll to leave that institution Middlebrook
is both an old man and a long termer.
Mr.. Harry A. Langdon, who yesterday
PLAYED Sir ChdrleS MrJ0Uein "She Stops
to Conquer" was in 1883 50, the fayorite
Young NarJ0uc with Richmond theatre
goers
The Committee on Police Telephone
and telegraph Signal Service will meet
tomorrow night for the purpose Of con-
sidering a new plan for the adoption Of
that system.
Thanks are due Mr.. John Laird for
some very fine specimens of the flowers
that "bloom in the winter" They were
not exactly daisies" but were fresh, pref
ty, and fragrant
Among the guests at Ford's yesterday
were w. r. Johnson and wife, and T.
Johnson and wife, New York; j. T.
Watson, Philadelphia; and James Han
non, Raleigh, n. c.
The dedication of Laurel-street Meth
odist church will take place to-day.
There will be preaching at II am, 3 pm,
and 7:30 pm. The formal dedication will
take place at 3 o'clock pm.
The Committee on Streets will hold a
special meeting to morrow night at
oslOck, for the further consideration Of
the various street railway schemes re-
Gently submitted to them by the Coun-
Gil.
The budget Of the Committee on Streets
calls for an appropriation Of $21S,77j for
that department for the next fiscal year,
beginning February 1st. The Grounds
and Buildings Committee wants S23,-
1884.
The Virginia Republican Association,
OF Washington composed principally OF
Of scalawags), endorsed the action of the
Senate in refusing to confirm Matthews
colored, as recorder Of the District Of
Columbia
Invitations are out for the marriage Of
Mr.. John Z. Ryan and Miss Agnes Banks
dale, daughter Of eX-State-Treasurer
Isaac Barksdale The wedding will take
place next Wednesday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock at DR.. Hoges church
Collections of United States internal
revenue for week ending Friday, January
Dist: Saturday, $6,53432; Monday, So
S39.04 Tuesday, $6,jlS 49, Wednesday,
S5,23335: Thursday, $6,5j3.G7 Friday,
$4711.15 Total, $50, 39s4l.
Truthful Jeems' has accepted an in
vitstion to read an original poem" at the
meeting of the Senior Lyceum Of the
Young Mems Christian Association, Feb
ruary Sth The hour is 9 o'clock pm.
This previous notice is given in order
to allow the members and guests time to
escape.
Among the items for salaries in the va
viOus customs districts OF the country 10
the following: Port or Klchmond-Dls-
trict of Richmond: One collector, 81 200;
one deputy and clerk 81 200 one deputy
al West Point $6O0-total, five employees,
$4,000.
The residence OF Mr.. William Flegen-
heimer, on Sixth street, near jackson,
WAS entered BY thieves Friday night who
succeeded in carrying off sundry articles.
Mr. Flegenheimer residence has been
entered by thieves several times within
the past few months
Old Seymour, the so-called hermit, was
yesterday released from Jail, to which In
stitution he was sent some time ago on
the charge OF vagrancy. He, with his ever.
present blanket, could have been seen en-
joying himself yesterday afternoon
promensding Broad street
Prediction Fulfilled.